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Originally Posted by Danzig
that simply isn't true. some people sport hunt. i don't. it's not my thing. i don't think it should be made illegal because i personally don't understand it. it's like marijuana. i would never use it, even if i wanted to, because it's illegal. however, if they made it legal (which i think they should) i still wouldn't use it, because i'm just not interested. but i think everyone should be free to decide for themselves. just like hunting. because it's legal, you still don't have to engage. if the wolf hunting causes a decline in numbers, they'll halt it again-but other hunting would continue.
and it's got nothing to do with debating skills. hell, romney 'won' a debate-it meant nothing because his ideas are still bad. besides, each activity must be judged on its own merits. and sometimes it is easiest to just say, hey, it's legal.
and you're the one who initially brought up legalities-that wolf hunting should be illegal, because you disapprove. but now you're rambling on about hypocrisy and legality. yeesh.
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The reason I don't think you can compare marijuana use is because it's not hurting anyone if I use marijuana. If I smoke marijuana in the privacy of my own home, how is that hurting anyone? How does that affect you? It has no affect on you. But if I kill the most famous wolf in Yellowstone National Park, that affects a lot of people. Nobody will ever see that wolf again. I've taken something that's not mine and robbed every tourist and visitor of the joy of seeing that beautiful animal.
Can you not see the difference between an activity that affects other people as compared to an activity that doesn't? There used to be laws on the books in many states against certain sex acts. I believe oral sex was illegal in many states. That is obviously absurd because it is none of anyone's business what two people want to do with each other behind closed doors. On the other hand, if I want to cut down a big tree at the park, that is other people's business because other people may like that tree and they may not want that tree to disappear. I should not be able to cut down that tree and there should be a law against it. That is completely different from something I do behind closed doors that has no affect on anyone.